IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100029 OF 2021 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

CHANDRASHEKAR S/O. BASAVANNEPPA BULLAPUR AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. DRIVER, R/O. KODA, TQ. HIREKERUR, DIST. HAVERI-581110.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUNITHA P. KALASURAMATH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY HIREKERUR POLICE HIREKERUR-581111 REPRESENTED BY STATE SPP.

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD CHA NDRASHEKAR …RESPONDENT LAXMAN (BY SRI. PRAVEENA Y. DEVAREDDIYAVARA, HCGP)

KATTIMANI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 Digitally signed by OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 05/02/2020 CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT HIREKERUR IN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.12 C.C.NO.238/2018 WHICH IS AFFIRMED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL

16:42:10 +0530 NO.18/2020 DATED 15/12/2020 PASSED BY THE II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HAVERI (SITTING AT RANBENNUR), BY ACQUITTING THE REVISION PETITIONER FROM THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S 279, 337 AND 304A OF IPC AND SEC.134 R/W 187 OF INDIAN MOTOR VEHICLE ACT.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA)

Heard Smt.Sunitha P. Kalasoor, learned counsel for the revision petitioner and Sri.Praveen Y. Devareddiyavara, learned High Court Government Pleader for the State/respondent.

2. Accused is the revision petitioner who has suffered an order of conviction in CC No.238/2018 dated 05.02.2020 on the file of Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Hirekerur for the offences punishable under Section 279, 337 and 304A of IPC and Section 134 read with Section 187 of Indian Motor Vehicles Act.

3. Order of sentence passed by the learned Trial Magistrate reads as under:

“The accused is found guilty of the offence punishable U/s.279, 337 and 304(A) of IPC and section 134 R/w 187 of IMV Act, accordingly acting U/s. 255(2) of Criminal Procedure Code, accused is convicted for the said offences.

The accused is hereby sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of Two years with a fine of ₹10,000-00 and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month for the offence punishable under Sec.

304(A) of IPC.

Further the accused is hereby sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of One month with a fine of 1,000-00 and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 7-days for the offence punishable under Sec. 279 of IPC.

Further the accused is hereby sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of One month with a fine of 1500-00 and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 7-days for the offence punishable under Sec. 337 of IPC.

Further the accused is hereby sentenced to pay fine of ₹500-00 and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 5-days for the offence punishable under Sec. 137 R/w 187 of IMV Act.

All the sentences shall run concurrently.

The bail bond and surety bond of accused stands cancelled.”

4. Order of conviction and sentence was challenged before the First Appellate Court in Crl.A.No.18/2020.

5. Learned Judge in the First Appellate Court after securing the records, heard the arguments of the parties in detail and reappreciated the material on record and by considered judgment dated 15.12.2020 and dismissed the appeal.

6. Being further aggrieved by the same, revision petitioner is before this Court, in this revision.

7. Learned counsel for the revision petitioner reiterating the grounds urged in the revision petition vehemently contended that both the Courts have not properly appreciated the material evidence placed on record and wrongly convicted the accused and sought for allowing the revision petition.

8. Learned counsel for the revision petitioner would further contend that material eviden